Dec 10 President Names Former Treasury Official As Energy Chief By PBS News Hour President Bush on Friday named Sam Bodman, a former deputy commerce secretary and deputy treasury secretary, to head the Department of Energy, filling one of the last openings in his second-term Cabinet. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Shiny Apple Correspondent Spencer Michels looks at how Apple's iPods have rejuvenated Apple Computer. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch IBM Sells PC Business to Chinese Company Margaret Warner discusses IBM's sale of its personal computer business to one of China's top PC makers with a technology expert and a China analyst. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Reasons for the Dollar Decline and the Effect on the Global Economy Two economists discuss the dropping value of the dollar and the impact it could have on the global economy. Continue watching
Nov 29 Kellogg CEO Nominated to Head Commerce Department Calling him "one of America's most respected business leaders," President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born chairman and CEO of cereal giant Kellogg, to serve as the secretary of Commerce. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Holiday Shopping Season Begins Jeffrey Brown discusses the beginning of the holiday shopping season with two experts. Continue watching
Nov 22 Nations Cancel Bulk of $39 Billion in Iraqi Debt Nineteen major creditors agreed Sunday to cancel 80 percent of the $39 billion debt owed to them by Iraq in a deal that boosts U.S. efforts to put the Iraqi economy back on its feet and sets an important precedent… Continue reading
Nov 19 President Signs Bill Raising National Debt Limit to $8.2 Trillion President Bush on Friday signed into law a bill to increase the ceiling on the U.S. national debt by $800 billion, meaning the total federal debt could climb as high as $8.18 trillion. Continue reading
Nov 17 Kmart-Sears Merger to Create Third Largest U.S. Retailer Kmart and Sears, two of the oldest and most troubled U.S. retail chains, announced their plans to merge Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Kmart and Sears Announce Merger That Will Create Third Largest Retailer Ray Suarez talks with a retail analyst about the Kmart and Sears merger. Continue watching